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EMFSA QUESTIONS Are the emergency spectrum allocations being used to promote the sale of 5G enabled smartphones? MTN’s 5G enabled phones are not cheap. Who will be able to afford these phones? Who will really benefit from 5G? We refer to our post from 2019: Who Will Benefit? South Africa, 4IR, Smart Cities, 5G (For...Read More

Full Title: C-Band Spectrum Will Be Made Available For 5G Services On An Accelerated Basis Document Type(s): News Release Bureau(s): Media Relations, Wireless Telecommunications Description:Chairman Pai Welcomes Satellite Operators’ Decision to Choose Faster Clearing of Critical Mid-Band Spectrum https://www.fcc.gov/document/c-band-spectrum-will-be-available-5g-services-accelerated-basisRead More

Source: https://www.cpomagazine.com/cyber-security/new-survey-of-consumer-sentiments-reveals-sharp-demographic-divisions-in-5g-technology-acceptance/ Given that about 81% of Americans now own smartphones and that more than half will only access the internet via mobile connections by 2025, one might assume that 5G technology would be strongly supported and embraced in the United States. A new study of consumer sentiments paints a more complicated picture. Though there is widespread awareness of...Read More

CAPITAL INFO. Environmental activists are asking for legal expertise on 5G. They assigned the four mobile operators, who must justify to an expert the measures they have taken to prevent any risk to health or the environment. Auto translated from French. Source: https://www.capital.fr/entreprises-marches/5g-500-militants-ecologistes-assignent-orange-bouygues-sfr-et-free-en-justice-1371054?fbclid=IwAR3YtM0l6nmhY0FTnJ3aDpVWciq6mTIBYmhAn0ui732S17Nqkxx5tYiBdQ0 Snippet: Environmentalists are continuing their judicial action against 5G, the mobile telephone standard which...Read More

The mast was described as “unsightly”‘ and “detrimental” to the look of the area. By George Morgan Local Democracy Reporter 17:35, 29 MAY 2020 Plans for a 20 metre tall 5G mast in Merseyside have been rejected over fears it would harm a local regeneration effort. The mast, which would have been built just off...Read More

Thursday 28 May 2020 | 11:01 CET | News A group of 500 environmental campaigners has started legal proceedings against France’s four mobile networks, reports Capital. The court action aims to enforce the application of the precautionary principle to the deployment of 5G services. In practice, this requires an assessment of the possible risks that 5G...Read More

Source: https://www.aglmediagroup.com/5g-starts-new-conversation-on-rf-safety/ BY ERNEST WORTHMAN, EXECUTIVE EDITOR, AWT MAGAZINE, SENIOR MEMBER, IEEE May 29, 2020 There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear – Bill Gates Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt — FUD – that is, perhaps, the most steadfast set of feelings held throughout the ages. Fear of the unknown has led to...Read More

Our May 2020 Newsletter can be viewed at: https://mailchi.mp/fd926f7c9602/emf-news Community Activists Dr Gavin Davis and Dee RowlandRead More

Image: Unsplash.com 11 Finnish medical doctors have started a petition demanding the halt of 5G technology. They also suggest that the Finnish government starts to prepare for a new radiation legislation based on biological effects and the precautionary principle. The petition is to be sent to the Finnish parlament if a sufficient number of citizens...Read More